Ranked #1
Season 3, Episode 2- How WABX Radio and Plum Street Put the Counter in Counter-Culture
Season 3, Episode 2- How WABX Radio and Plum Street Put the Counter in Counter-Culture
In the late 60s, a thunderously enduring upheaval occurred in the musical and cultural landscape. Young Americans, knowi... Read more
1 Jun 2020
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26mins
Ranked #2
Season 2, Episode 10- How The Klan Almost Elected A Mayor
Season 2, Episode 10- How The Klan Almost Elected A Mayor
Detroit was becoming an eclectic mix of cultures during the 1920s -- African-Americans from the south, immigrants from s... Read more
23 Apr 2019
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21mins
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Ranked #3
Episode 5- Detroit Crashes, The Motor City During The Great Depression
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It was one of the city's darkest moments and the panic would shortly spread across the country. Michigan Governor Willia... Read more
19 Feb 2018
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Ranked #4
Season 3, Episode 1- How The Spotlight Found Coleman Young
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If anybody was taking bets in the early 1960s, Coleman A. Young would have been a true longshot for getting himself elec... Read more
26 May 2020
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Episode 3- It's Just The Kind Of Thing Detroit Could Do
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This edition of the Detroit History Podcast tells the story of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's amazing leap in the 1920... Read more
8 Jan 2018
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Ranked #6
Episode 4- Scratch Glass and Turn Blue: The Making of The Ghoul
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This job no longer exists: the television horror movie host. They were local celebrities, and pillars of local pop cultu... Read more
22 Jan 2018
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Season 2, Episode 1- Henry Ford's Anti-Semitism
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Henry Ford's Dearborn Independent published a series of anti-Semitic articles in the 1920s. They gained wide traction, w... Read more
11 Feb 2019
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Season 2, Episode 8- General Motors in the 1920s: How A Struggling Company Became the Chrome Colossus
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In 1920, General Motors was a company in trouble. Its founder was fired- for a second time. Henry Ford was eating G.M.'s... Read more
9 Apr 2019
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21mins
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Season 2, Episode 9- The Legend Of The Nain Rouge
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There must be some reason behind Detroit's bad luck in the last three-plus centuries. We have the explanation: Du Nain R... Read more
16 Apr 2019
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22mins
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Season 2, Episode 4- 1943, Detroit's Forgotten Riot
Season 2, Episode 4- 1943, Detroit's Forgotten Riot
For two days in 1943, Detroit erupted into a flat-out race war. Thirty-four people died as whites and African-Americans ... Read more
4 Mar 2019
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29mins
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Season 2, Episode 2- Remembering The Anchor, Detroit's Most Famous Newspaper Bar
Season 2, Episode 2- Remembering The Anchor, Detroit's Most Famous Newspaper Bar
The Anchor Bar, situated on the western end of downtown Detroit, was once one of the country's best-known newspaper bars... Read more
17 Feb 2019
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Episode 10- The 1968 World Champion Detroit Tigers
Episode 10- The 1968 World Champion Detroit Tigers
In the season finale of The Detroit History Podcast, we partnered with The Detroit Historical Museum to talk about the 1... Read more
30 Apr 2018
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25mins
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Season 2, Episode 6- The 1957 NFL Champion Detroit Lions
Season 2, Episode 6- The 1957 NFL Champion Detroit Lions
It's been more than 60 years since the Detroit Lions won an NFL Championship. In the 50s, the Lions were one of the most... Read more
24 Mar 2019
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26mins
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Episode 8- The History Of Arab Immigration In Dearborn
Episode 8- The History Of Arab Immigration In Dearborn
Metro Detroit boasts the largest local concentration of Arabs in North America, many of which settled in Dearborn. We tr... Read more
26 Mar 2018
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20mins
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Episode 9- The Birth And Growth Of Detroit Techno
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If Detroit was a sound, what would that sound be? Although some would say Motown, others say that sound would be Techno ... Read more
9 Apr 2018
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17mins
